mvhs observation inference hypothesis

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Observations, Inferences, &

HypothesesSet up your Cornell Notes for todays notes (right page)!

Observations, Inferences, Hypotheses Date


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Catalyst (Left Page)Observations ,Inferences &

Hypotheses

Make at least 5observations

about the picture

on the left.


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How is Science a Process?

Scientists ask questions about how the

world works

We discover pieces of the answer

What we know CHANGES


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Scientific Inquiry

Way for scientists to answer all those

questions about the world

Way to investigate an observable event

and getting new knowledge, as well as

for correcting and integrating previousknowledge


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Scientific Method

Make an Observation

Ask a QuestionConstruct a Hypothesis

Test the HypothesisAnalyze the Data

Draw a Conclusion


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Make anObservation

Ask aQuestion

Construct aHypothesis

Test theHypothesis

Analyze theData

Draw aConclusion


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Observations

Information you gather using one of

your five senses

Factual information that describes

an object


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Observations

The plant is green.

The piece of metal is orange.It is raining outside.

The car alarm is beeping.

The wall has cracks in it.

The room feels humid.


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What do you observe in the

classroom?In your notebook (left side), make 5

observations about the classroom

Remember, observations use one of the five

senses:

Sight Taste

Hearing

Smell

Touch


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Inference

A conclusion drawn using observations

and reasoning

NOT a fact you can detect using one of

the five senses

An explanation


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Inferences

The table looks like it is made of wood.

The piece of metal is red, so it must be hot.

The plant is green, so it must be healthy.

The room is dark, so the light bulb must not

be on.

Andrea is studying, so she probably does wellin school.

The street is wet, so it must have rained.


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Influences

Several things can influence our

observations and our inferences

Experience

Knowledge

EmotionAttention to detail.


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Example

I observethat I see a swimming pool

I observethat my dog feels wet

I inferthat my dog jumped in the water


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Example

I observethat Nick is yawning

I observe that Nick has his head on his

desk

I inferthat Nick did not get enough

sleep last night


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OBSERVATIONS

That plant is extremelywilted.

The car stopped running

INFERENCES

That plant is extremelywilted due to a lack of

water.

The car stopped runningbecause it was out of

gas.


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Observation or Inference?

The child has a blue block


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The child playing with the car is

smiling.


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The child is happy because she is

playing with a car.


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The grass is wet, so it must

have rained last night.


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What do you observe?

In your notebook (left page), write 3

observations


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What do you infer?

In your notebook (left page), write 3

inferences based on your observations


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Draw an inference.

You hear a yell. You hear a crash.

You walk into the next room and

see a baseball on the floor next to abroken lamp.

What do you infer (left

page)?


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Go back to the 5 observations you

made in your catalyst

Were your observations purelyobservations?

Did you have any that were actually

inferences? How do you know?


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Hypothesis

a proposed explanation or interpretation that

can be tested by further investigation.

THIS IS AN EDUCATED GUESS OFWHAT YOU THINK THE OUTCOME WILL

BE!

IT IS A EXPLANATION TO YOUR

PROBLEM/QUESTION!


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Hypothesis

If the water is stirred, then the tablet will

dissolve faster.

If I add nitrogen to the soil, the plant willgrow faster.

If you drop a ball, it will fall toward the

ground.


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Hypothesis

On the left side, write a hypothesis for

the following problem:

Question: Does a persons gender

determine how fast they learn?


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Activity

With your pencil partner, work on

the Inferences, Observations, and

Hypotheses worksheet.


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Summary

Take 3 minutes to

work on your

summary

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